So I'm going on accutane in about 3-4 days and summer is in 2 months. We have practice 4 days a week in the middle of the day and we are almost always in the sun and I don't burn that easily but it will be worse on this drug and when it comes time to football season it's 2 hours in the sun and even when I use sunscreen I still get burnt any ideas or advice you can give me for practice or games in the sun? Thank you! And how possible is it too tan?
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Answer: Recommend wearing plenty of sunscreen and apply constantly
Drinking too much is, by itself, probably not a wise life choice.Drinking with Accutane is even a worse choice as it, as well as other medications, affect your liver.My strong advice would be to hold on the alcohol when on Accutane.
Please see your local dermatologist regarding accutane care but if your acne is bad enough for accutane, then I would not wait for season to change in order to start it. Best regards, Dr. Sapijaszko.
Whether you take Diane 35 or not is up to you and your dermatologist. But if you are a female of child-bearing potential you need to be on 2 forms of birth control anyway if you're taking Accutane. So you might as well make one the Diane 35 that might help you hormonally. "This
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